most turnovers in one game by a rockets player in the regular season or playoffs before 2013

Before 2012-13, Moses Malone had the most turnovers for the Rockets in a regular-season or postseason game with 12 turnovers against the Suns on February 6, 1981.

	NAME	TOV	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
1	Moses Malone M. Malone	12	2/6/1981	HOU	@	PHX	44	22	14	3	3	2	7	16	43.8	0	0		8	11	72.7	52.8	3	11	3
2	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	11	4/19/1990	HOU	vs	DEN	42	52	18	4	3	3	21	34	61.8	0	0		10	13	76.9	65.5	6	12	6
3	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	11	2/10/1984	HOU	@	BOS	39	12	16	0	1	1	5	14	35.7	0	0		2	4	50.0	38.1	8	8	2
4	Moses Malone M. Malone	11	11/27/1979	HOU	@	KCK	43	29	24	3	1	2	10	18	55.6	0			9	10	90.0	64.7	8	16	3
5	Moses Malone M. Malone	11	1/3/1979	HOU	vs	NJN	44	27	17	2		2	7	8	87.5				13	17	76.5	87.2			3
6	Yao Ming Y. Ming	10	12/22/2004	HOU	vs	CHA	36	20	14	0	2	2	7	14	50.0	0	0		6	8	75.0	57.1	6	8	3	-1
7	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	10	1/4/1994	HOU	vs	POR	45	33	11	4	0	6	15	23	65.2	1	1	100.0	2	5	40.0	65.5	1	10	5
8	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	10	4/12/1988	HOU	@	SAS	38	26	20	2	3	2	9	20	45.0	0	1	0.0	8	12	66.7	51.4	5	15	3
9	Yao Ming Y. Ming	9	11/18/2005	HOU	vs	DET	37	20	11	2	2	1	8	14	57.1	0	0		4	5	80.0	61.7	4	7	6	-5
10	Steve Francis S. Francis	9	3/24/2002	HOU	@	GSW	42	24	8	8	0	3	9	19	47.4	3	6	50.0	3	6	50.0	55.5	2	6	3	+16
11	Steve Francis S. Francis	9	2/28/2001	HOU	@	CHI	40	21	5	8	1	1	7	12	58.3	1	3	33.3	6	8	75.0	67.7	1	4	4	+13
12	Steve Francis S. Francis	9	4/16/2000	HOU	vs	SEA	44	20	9	8	2	1	6	12	50.0	1	3	33.3	7	10	70.0	61.0	4	5	3	-13
13	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	9	3/22/1999	HOU	vs	SAC	37	32	12	3	2	0	14	20	70.0	0	0		4	7	57.1	69.3	2	10	3	+9
14	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	9	4/17/1995	HOU	vs	LAC	37	30	9	2	3	1	14	18	77.8	0	1	0.0	2	5	40.0	74.3	2	7	3
15	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	9	12/8/1989	HOU	vs	NJN	44	26	11	4	5	2	12	21	57.1	0	0		2	6	33.3	55.0	3	8	4
16	Otis Thorpe O. Thorpe	9	11/18/1989	HOU	@	DEN	23	10	6	3	0	0	5	8	62.5	0	0		0	0		62.5	1	5	3
17	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	9	3/21/1989	HOU	vs	DEN	45	36	23	2	3	2	16	31	51.6	0	0		4	6	66.7	53.5	5	18	4
18	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	9	11/10/1988	HOU	vs	UTA	40	35	19	0	5	2	13	24	54.2	0	1	0.0	9	15	60.0	57.2	4	15	3
19	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	9	11/21/1986	HOU	@	WAS	34	17	7	3	1	2	5	13	38.5	0	0		7	12	58.3	46.5	6	1	4
20	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	9	2/27/1986	HOU	vs	DEN	43	31	22	5	1	2	12	24	50.0	0	0		7	12	58.3	52.9	5	17	2
21	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	9	11/13/1984	HOU	vs	CLE	40	17	11	2	0	3	8	15	53.3	0	1	0.0	1	2	50.0	53.5	2	9	3
22	Moses Malone M. Malone	9	2/19/1982	HOU	@	NJN	46	34	21	1	0	1	12	22	54.5	0	0		10	13	76.9	61.3	3	18	4
23	Moses Malone M. Malone	9	2/3/1981	HOU	vs	DEN	44	38	26	3	1	2	15	33	45.5	0	0		8	11	72.7	50.2	8	18	5
24	Robert Reid R. Reid	9	4/9/1980	HOU	@	BOS	31	15	5	1		2	7	10	70.0	0	0		1	1	100.0	71.8			2
25	Moses Malone M. Malone	9	12/27/1979	HOU	@	ATL	46	34	17	1		3	13	26	50.0	0	0		8	9	88.9	56.7			3